Host-cutter.



`Hos CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 1913.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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HosT CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1913.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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JOSEPH JAKSA, OF GRAND BAPDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO SOCIETY OF THE REDEMPTOBIST FATHERS, OF GRAND BAIPIDS, MCHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

HOST-CUTTER.

,Specification of Letters Patent.

atented May 18, MM5.

Application filed September 25, 1913. Serial No. 791,725.

T0 all whom t may concern lBe it known that l, Josnrn JAKsA, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Grand Rapids, in .the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Host- Gutters; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in host cutters, and is especially adapted `for cutting disks for forming what is known as the host, used by the Roman Catholic Church. The material is first formed in thin sheets and then cut in to small disks which eventually constitute the host.

The object of my inventionis to provide a device that will operater rapidly; `having a multiplicity of cutters, any one or more of which can be put out of operation as occasion may require, and to provide the device with various new and useful features hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention consists essentially of a table having openings therein to permit the disks to drop through the same, a clamp to hold the sheet to be cut, a spring supported Jframe carrying the clamp, a series of rotary cutters, belt gearing to rotate the cutters, and means for disconnecting one or more of said cutters from the gearing as occasion may require, as will more fully appear by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of ka preferred form of my invention `with portions broken away to show the construction; Fig. 2 a plan view of a portion ofthe same, the table being omitted; Fig. 3 a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a vertical section on the line 1 -4 of Fig. 3, showing the device out of action. Fig. 5 showing the same in action; and Fig. 6 a sectional detail of the means for putting thindividual motors out of action.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents a table of suitable dimensions having openings therein beneath the respective cutters to permit the disks to pass downward therethrough into any suitable receptaule, (not shown).

2 represents a vertically movable clamp to engage the margins of the sheet to be cut, and clamp the same securely to the table, and having openings corresponding to the openings in the table through which the cutters operate. This clamp is carried by cross f bars 3 connected to the same by posts 4. These bars aresupported by pins 5 extending upward therefrom and vertically slidable therein, and surrounding the said pins arey springs 7 to yieldably force the clamp 2 in contact with the material. The head 6 is carried on posts 8 vertically slidable in the table 1 and connected below the same by a yoke 9, to which is connected by means of a chain 10, any convenient treadle (not shown) for depressing the head.

11 is a spring surrounding one ot the posts 8 and yieldably supporting the head and parts connected thereto in raised position. Below the head 6 and attached thereto is a bearing plate 12. Journaled in the head and plate and vertically adjustable therein are a suitable number of spindles 13 properly located, six being shown, each carrying at the lower end a rigidarin projecting radially therefrom and having a downwardly projecting cutting spur or point for cutting the small disks, and a seventh spindle 13'1 is provided also carrying a similar arm and' cutter 14 of greater radius for cuttingV driven by any suitable motor 16, (an electric motor being shown), the driving pulley 16 beingelongated to permit vertical movement thereon of the driving belt 17 as the driven pulleys move vertically. 18 is a tightener for the said belt mounted on an arm 19 adjustably ymounted on the upper end of the post 8, which post projects through the head 6to receive the arm. To connect each spindle with its respective pulley, each pulley is provided with a stud 2O having a head thereon, and a pin 21 is inserted through the spindle and engages the stud beneath the head to drive and depress the spindle. To put a spindle out of action the pin is disconnected from the stud and the spindle raised a suitable distance and held in position by a thumb screw 22 in the head 6 engaging the spindle. Y Y Y The operation of'my device is as follows.: The material to form the host is rst prepared by'rolling thesame to a sheet of suit-V which will drop through the, opening in they y table 1, their detachment from the sheet beingiinsured by the thrust of the ends Vof the :spindles which project opposite thel cutters^ If, for any'` reason, as for instance, in cutting narrowerstrips 'of material, it is deu sired to. put any 0f the cutters out of action,

this Vmay be done as heretofore described without interfering`l with the operation of the remaining cutters. It is "also obvious that a greater number of spindles and cutters maybe provided, constituting a larger machine having greater capacity'if preferred, landthat the machine is, also adaptedv to cutting disks of `various other materialif preferred.

, that I claim is`:- Y 11.' A host cutter, comprising a table have ing an opening Ytherethrough, rotary spindlesyieldably supported 'above the table andV each -provided withy a kdownwardly project-y ing spur or point forming a cutter, means v for depressingv the spindles and ymeans forv v simultaneously rotating the same,

f2( A host cuttenccmprising a table hav# ingY openings therethroughvafspring sup-V Y. ported head above the table', means for de-Vl pressing the head, a series' of "spindles jour# naled in the head, a Vclamp yieldablycarried by the head, adapted toihold the material upon thetable, downwardly projecting spur cutters on the respective lower ends of y .the spindles and belty gearingto simultaneously rotate the spindles. Y

fr 8.-'.A host cutter,comprisinga table, a

vertically movable Ahead above 'the table, a

spring yieldablysupporting the head, spinneously rotating the spindles.

dlesjournaled in the head and longitudinally movable therein, cutterson the lower end of the respective spindles, pulleys rotatable on the spindles, a stud in each pulley, a pin in each spindle to engage the stud and detachable therefrom and thumb screws in the .head Yto engage and hold the respective spindles out of action. y

4. VA host cutter, comprising atable, posts vertically slidable in the table, a head carried by the post, a spring to yieldably spport the head, va series of spindles journaled in the head, a downwardly projecting spur cutter on the lower end of each spindle, a

clamp carried by the head, springs betweenY the clamp and head to yieldably depress the clampto'ward the table, andbelt gearing to j drive the spindles.

5. kA host cutter, comprising a vtable having an opening thereima vertically movable head above the table, spindles journale'd-'inV the head, rotating spur cutters on the'spinj dles, a spring to support the head, means for depressing the head, aV clampy on each side of the openingrin the table, cross bars connectingfclamps, pins fixed inthe headsupporting the cross bars andslidable therein,

springs between.l the barsfand the head and belt gearing-for rotating Vthe spindles.

6. A host cutter, comprising-'atable hav ingan' openingtherein, posts vertically slida spring Vyieldably supporting ythe, head,

lower end of each spindle, a clamp on each side of the opening'in theta-ble, posts and cross bars supporting'the clamp, pins car` f ried vby the head supporting the cross bars and slidable therein, springs v between the cross bars andfhead and meansfor simultalable in the table, a head vcarried by the posts, A

In testimony whereof Ijaflixrmysignature f in presence of two-witnesses.

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